Hey Everyone!!
We have made it to San Pedro Sula safely. We arrived yesterday. Both flights went well. Got through customs. We did not have any issues. We are staying at this cute little hotel. It's pretty open. There are a lot of gated communities. The hotel is also on a gated street. I'm sharing a room with three other girls. It's been a lot of fun... especially this morning when one of the girls was like "Guys it's 7:30 we have to be downstairs!" So we all started getting up and Brit was like wait US time or Honduras time... yeah US time... we still had a few more hours to sleep. It gave us great laughs.
We have had had orientation stuff these past few days. It's been really good. We went to the mall which was a weird experience because we couldn't speak any English. It was an eye opener for us as to what it will probably feel like for the next six weeks. Today we went to the Market. That was fun. I finally got the purse I wanted :-) And I have a gift for everyone but my dad. Nothing has popped out for him yet. The market was less nerve wracking. Some of the vendors spoke English- made shopping a lot easier.
We leave San Pedro Sula on Sunday. We will be going to Copan for the language school. There we will stay with a host family for two weeks. The plan is that we will be in class in the mornings Monday through Friday, hang out with the group in the afternoon, and spend time with the host families in the evenings. It will be a hard because right now I feel like I am not going to be able to communicate at all... and everyone knows how much I love to talk.
I'm loving the country. It is beautiful to wake up with mountains right in the back yard. Anyway, time to go so other people can shoot e-mails out. Keep the prayers coming. We are all nervous about staying with host families, but we're really glad and thankful that as a group we are all getting along. We've already developed family dynamics. It's pretty great.
Until next time,
Kelley
I'm so glad things with the group are going well. One of the great things about God is that he offers many, many ways to communicate, not just verbally. :)
ReplyDeleteHey girl! I don't know why I didn't think of this when we talked over Easter but I just remembered this. When I was in Italy over the summer, I could usually decipher what they were saying based on my knowledge of Spanish. Obviously I couldn't speak Italian, but I could understand some of what was going on. I know its not the same as actually communicating, but hopefully your knowledge of French will help :) Glad you got there safely! Have a great time! Love ya! Kaitlyn
ReplyDelete